Onward Thinking: Recent Episodes
Caleb Avery
Onward Thinking is a passion project which combines our excitement for discussing big ideas with our love for storytelling. We cover a wide variety of topics, so pick an episode which intrigues you and listen in!
This episode we dive into the world of socially responsible businesses. I discuss what makes a business socially responsible, why you should care, and discuss a few awesome examples of businesses that are doing some good in the world. In general, we get to the root of the question, what role do we want businesses to play in our society. Enjoy!
This episode we dive into the US Census!
Wait! Before you doze off, hear us out. This episode we take an in-depth look at what the census is, why it is important, and how it could influence some minorities. Enjoy this episode and don't forget to get out an fill out the census yourself!
Until next time, thinkers!
This week, we take a closer look at baddest bugs of the insect world, but don't get too close! These aren't your friendly Bug's Life bugs.
Since 4th grade, Avery's wanted to be an entomologist. He didn't end up pursuing that career path, but he's kept the study of insects as a hobby. If you want to bond over bugs or share fascinating facts with Avery, you can email him at aveyrs@gmail.com.
Special thanks to Dan Marsden for brainstorming and researching the rankings!
On this week's episode of Onward Thinking we dig into whole-food, plant-based eating! We all know they're good for us. But what are some of those benefits? And how can we add more of them to our lives?
Massive thanks to our special guest Lauren Johnson who is highly qualified on this topic. She graduated with a degree in Public Health with a minor in Chemistry, which was a change from her pre-med intentions after she realized she wanted to help people be proactive with their health rather than reactive. She is also a licensed Food for Life Instructor, a soon to be Rouxbe Professional Plant-Based Chef, and a future holder of the T. Colin Campbell Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate. In her free time she can be found reading cookbooks, doing research, and cooking in her kitchen.
To learn more about Lauren's love for plants and health, read on: https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/plant-based-diets/ffl/instructors/lauren-johnson.
If you want to contact Lauren, she can be reached at laurenj6147@gmail.com.
Bonus Article:
Optimizing Health: https://gamechangersmovie.com/benefits/optimizing-health/
Bonus Quote:
“Only one way of eating has ever been proven to reverse heart disease in the majority of patients: a diet centered around whole plant foods. If that’s all a whole-food, plant-based diet could do—reverse our number-one killer—shouldn’t that be the default diet until proven otherwise? The fact it may also be effective in preventing, treating, and arresting other leading killers [type 2 diabetes, cancer, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, high blood pressure, etc.] seems to make the case for plant-based eating simply overwhelming.” (Dr. Michael Greger, NutritionFacts.org)
In this fun and light episode we question Caleb about his celebrity crush: Drew Dudley! Who is Drew? Caleb is more than happy to enlighten us. Listen in to learn about this fascinating and inspiring man, what his life lessons have taught Caleb, and how Caleb was able to meet Drew... and hang out for three hours in a tiny pub called the Angry Goldfish.
Reference Drew Dudley's material below.
About Drew: https://www.drewdudley.com/about-drew/
The Ted Talk that started it all: https://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership
This is Day One: https://book.drewdudley.com/
As of 3/16/2020, COVID-19 is rapidly shaping our world as changes and updates are coming through every hour. In this session of Onward Thinking we discuss this serious virus, it's implications, and how this crisis is changing behavior and accelerating innovation in our everyday lives, education, healthcare, economics, and more.
Special thank you to Denyse Gipple for the time and insight she gave us as a former state epidemiologist and current Quality and Public Health Director.
Take care of yourselves out there, keep positive, and stay healthy!
Link to the Knowledge Project podcast mentioned in this episode: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/balaji-srinivasan/.
Whether you're a seasoned veteran to Dungeons and Dragons or a rookie like us, you'll find this episode full of fun as we reflect on our first D&D one hit wonder. We talk about everything from character and story development, the real life skills we honed, laughable situations we blundered through, and why we think everyone should give D&D at least one shot.
Special thanks to Nathan Zoss and Addison Johnson for investing the time to set this up and play, walking us through the game, and making some memories along the way. Zoss, you're a wizard, fantastic world builder, and a marvelous dungeon master. Addison, you're an amazing actor, character developer, and team player. We'll keep you posted for that bonus recording of our gameplay!
This week we sit down with Iowa politics expert, Drew Stensland, and discuss the 2020 Iowa Caucus. In this episode we discuss the history of the Iowa Caucus, 2020 Caucus fiasco, and what the chaos and results mean moving forward. Enjoy!
What is your mindset when it comes to failure? If you're like most people, you want to avoid it at all costs. But is this really the best thing you can do for yourself? Our answer is a resounding "no!" While we don't want to fail for the sake of failure, we want to embrace our mistakes as learning opportunities that open the way for our next steps, creative endeavors, and future successes.
Part II coming later this season!
P.S. Thanks for bearing with us as we learn how to podcast. We recognize the audio is low quality for the trailer and this episode , but we're working to improve. We couldn't have chosen a more fitting topic for our first episode!
Show Notes: The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant Why we need the F-Word in Schools - Caleb Gipple Why You Should Keep a Failure Resume The Original Failure Resume
If you want to see a copy of our failure resumes, or if you just want to get in touch with thoughts or ideas, email avery.johnson@alumni.uni.edu or gipplec@uni.edu. We look forward to hearing from you!
Welcome to Onward Thinking! This is our intro and overview episode for our first season which will officially launch on February 1, 2020. Thanks for listening in!
Upcoming Topics:
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Failure
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Iowa Caucus
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Dungeons and Dragons
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IQ Tests
And more!